diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skypiax/mod_skypiax.c b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skypiax/mod_skypiax.c
index 927d02797b..f3ba964967 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skypiax/mod_skypiax.c
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skypiax/mod_skypiax.c
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ static switch_status_t channel_read_frame(switch_core_session_t *session, switch
 	tech_pvt->read_frame.flags = SFF_NONE;
 	*frame = NULL;
 
-	switch_core_timer_next(&tech_pvt->timer_read);
+	//switch_core_timer_next(&tech_pvt->timer_read);
 
 	if (!skypiax_audio_read(tech_pvt)) {
 
@@ -719,6 +719,7 @@ static switch_status_t channel_read_frame(switch_core_session_t *session, switch
 				DEBUGA_SKYPE("CHANNEL READ CONTINUE\n", SKYPIAX_P_LOG);
 				continue;
 			}
+	switch_core_timer_check(&tech_pvt->timer_read, SWITCH_TRUE);
 			*frame = &tech_pvt->read_frame;
 #if SWITCH_BYTE_ORDER == __BIG_ENDIAN
 			if (switch_test_flag(tech_pvt, TFLAG_LINEAR)) {
diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skypiax/skypiax_protocol.c b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skypiax/skypiax_protocol.c
index 2c199279f0..6c500d847f 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skypiax/skypiax_protocol.c
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skypiax/skypiax_protocol.c
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ void *skypiax_do_tcp_cli_thread_func(void *obj)
 								/* send the 16khz frame to the Skype client waiting for incoming audio to be sent to the remote party */
 								if (tech_pvt->skype_callflow != CALLFLOW_STATUS_REMOTEHOLD) {
 									len = send(fd, (char *) cli_out, got, 0);
-									skypiax_sleep(5000);	//5 msec
+									//skypiax_sleep(5000);	//5 msec
 
 									if (len == -1) {
 										break;